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State Department

Sep 2017

Vatican recalls diplomatic official after State Dept demand on child-porn probe

Ed Morrissey Sep 15, 2017 2:41 PM

USCCB to Vatican: Be transparent.

Wow: Putin offered Trump full normalization of relations with Russia across all branches in March

Allahpundit Sep 12, 2017 6:01 PM

Reset.

Aug 2017

I bet you thought the Hillary Clinton email scandal was over

Jazz Shaw Aug 14, 2017 10:41 AM

Everything old is new again

Jul 2017

Hmmmm: Rex Tillerson is taking a little time off, says State Department

Allahpundit Jul 25, 2017 3:31 PM

Rexit?

Twist: Obama DoJ granted visa waiver to Russian lawyer in Trump Jr meeting

Ed Morrissey Jul 13, 2017 8:41 AM

Foreign agent.

Jun 2017

State Department’s human trafficking report downgrades China to tier 3

John Sexton Jun 27, 2017 3:01 PM

“it has not taken serious steps to end its own complicity in trafficking, including forced laborers from North Korea.”

May 2017

Yeesh: State Dep’t spokesman stumped when asked why U.S. criticizes Iran over elections but not Saudi Arabia

Allahpundit May 30, 2017 10:41 PM

Democracy.

Must-read from NYT: Breakdown of Turkish delegation assault on protesters

Ed Morrissey May 26, 2017 10:41 AM

Consequences.

Comey: Why no, we won’t be charging Huma Abedin for forwarding classified emails to Anthony Weiner

Allahpundit May 03, 2017 3:31 PM

Intent.

Apr 2017

State Department to Nikki Haley: Before you say anything important on foreign policy, clear it with us first

Allahpundit Apr 28, 2017 6:01 PM

Guidelines.

White House toughened up ‘soft’ Iran Deal compliance letter

John Sexton Apr 25, 2017 9:21 PM

“the initial letter submitted by the State Department was too soft…”

Mar 2017

Avert your eyes: AP reporter says sensational WaPo claim on Tillerson “not true”

Ed Morrissey Mar 31, 2017 10:01 AM

“Because I know people who didn’t start in 2009.”

OMB Director: ‘This is a hard-power budget’ (not a Big Bird budget)

John Sexton Mar 16, 2017 4:01 PM

Too Big Bird to fail?

Tennessee sues the federal government over refugee resettlement

Jazz Shaw Mar 14, 2017 2:31 PM

A Tenth Amendment case? When’s the last time you saw that work?

White House blocks Mattis from appointing Obama’s ambassador to Egypt as Defense deputy

Allahpundit Mar 03, 2017 2:01 PM

“Mad Dog’s personnel choices are his and not what we are told are in his opinion political hacks from the Trump team…”

Feb 2017

Report: Tillerson, State Department “out of the loop” on administration diplomacy

Allahpundit Feb 17, 2017 2:01 PM

Outsider.

New FOIA release: Obama admin knew immediately Benghazi was “direct breaching” terror attack, not “under cover of protest”

Ed Morrissey Feb 15, 2017 2:31 PM

Security “equivalent of defcon 5”?

Report: Trump rejected Elliott Abrams for State Department role because he criticized Trump during the campaign

Allahpundit Feb 10, 2017 4:01 PM

“This was Donald Trump’s thin skin and nothing else.”

Help wanted for the worst job in Washington?

Ed Morrissey Feb 09, 2017 10:41 AM

We should care more about the backlog of openings at State.

Jan 2017

Patrick Kennedy and three top State Department officials fired by Trump administration

John Sexton Jan 26, 2017 1:21 PM

“…on Wednesday afternoon, Kennedy and three of his top officials resigned unexpectedly”

Oh, baby. “Dramatic” cuts are coming to federal government

Jazz Shaw Jan 19, 2017 9:21 AM

Forget the new broom… it’s an ax

Dec 2016

Hoyer to Kerry: Shut up; Update: Russia says nyet?

Ed Morrissey Dec 28, 2016 9:01 AM

Out of juice.

McCain: We need a select committee on cyberwarfare, not just the Russia hacks

Ed Morrissey Dec 19, 2016 10:01 PM

What took this long?

Senate Homeland chair: CIA denied me a briefing too

Ed Morrissey Dec 16, 2016 10:41 AM

You know what would have been nice? A counter-disinformation team.

Bolton: The State Department “needs a cultural revolution”

Ed Morrissey Dec 01, 2016 2:01 PM

Go bold or go home II.

Nov 2016

Business-model collapse? Clinton Foundation donations fell 37% in 2015

Ed Morrissey Nov 21, 2016 8:01 PM

Business model.

Three key reasons to vote — and vote Trump

Ed Morrissey Nov 08, 2016 10:31 AM

Truth-telling: the conclusion.

State Dept contractors confirm to Fox: Laws don’t apply to Hillary

Ed Morrissey Nov 07, 2016 5:01 PM

“Throw all the politics out the window, what we’re talking about is the defense of this nation.”

Who says we don’t fix problems? We’re sending John Kerry to Antarctica

Jazz Shaw Nov 05, 2016 6:31 PM

And idea receiving a cold reception

Clinton Foundation: Yes, we took $1M from Qatar without State review

Ed Morrissey Nov 05, 2016 12:31 PM

Timing.

Watch: State Department spox wriggles on question of coordinating with Clinton on emails

Jazz Shaw Nov 03, 2016 8:31 AM

Not much to say for a “spokesperson”

State Dept: Oh, hey, we found 323 more Hillary e-mails — and some are classified

Ed Morrissey Nov 01, 2016 12:01 PM

More pay-to-play?

Why are State Department diplomats meeting with Nicolas Maduro?

Jazz Shaw Nov 01, 2016 11:01 AM

Not the sort of “stability” we need

Oct 2016

Hillary wants Biden for Secretary of State

Larry O'Connor Oct 28, 2016 9:21 AM

Nothing says “change” like Joe Biden.

John Podesta’s sister-in-law worked as State Department lobbyist

John Sexton Oct 27, 2016 9:21 PM

“Engaged the Executive Branch on the economic benefits of foreign military sales.”

Stop us if you’ve heard this before: State can’t find e-mails from key Hillary email scandal figure

Ed Morrissey Oct 26, 2016 12:31 PM

Come on, man.

Video: And now, a word from Hillary Clinton on the importance of government cybersecurity

Allahpundit Oct 21, 2016 6:01 PM

Duties.

Washington Post: $400 million in cash ‘may have whetted’ Iran’s appetite for more American prisoners (Update)

John Sexton Oct 20, 2016 2:01 PM

Leverage.

More evidence the State Department was protecting Hillary Clinton

John Sexton Oct 18, 2016 1:01 PM

“…immense pressure to complete the review quickly and not label anything as classified.”

Fox: FBI docs show high-ranking State exec pressured FBI to declassify e-mails

Ed Morrissey Oct 17, 2016 12:31 PM

“State has an agenda … to protect State interests and those of Clinton.”

“Is this a FOB”: State Department prioritized Clinton cronies for access

Ed Morrissey Oct 11, 2016 2:31 PM

“If not, she should go to cidi.org.”

Emails reveal White House was “managing” Hillary’s private server scandal in 2015

Jazz Shaw Oct 07, 2016 10:01 AM

That was certainly convenient, particularly if you happened to be pondering a presidential bid

Sep 2016

Don’t worry. Only 194 Clinton Foundation donors received State Department appointments

Jazz Shaw Sep 21, 2016 2:31 PM

Good work if you can get it

WSJ: Clinton Foundation lobbied State on visa for Haitian PM — while exec stayed at his house

Ed Morrissey Sep 19, 2016 2:01 PM

Culture of corruption.